Stewart second Cougar to make Team U.S.A.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Freshman Rachel Stewart qualified for the 2013 Pan American Junior Championships Saturday at the 2013 U.S.A. Track and Field Championships held in Des Moines, Iowa, at Drake University.

Stewart took second in the junior women’s 1500-meter run with a time of 4:28.92. Stewart joins Marcus Dickson as the second Cougar to make the U.S. Junior Track and Field squad, as Dickson took second in the junior men’s 800-meter run on Friday.

Stewart and Dickson will compete in their respective events August 23-25 in Medellin, Colombia.

For a complete list of BYU performances at the U.S.A. Track and Field Championships, see the table below.

Athlete	Event	Result
Marcus Dickson	Jr. Men 800m	2^nd place, 1:49.63, Qualifies for Jr. Pan Am Games
David Graham	Jr. Men 800m	6^th place, 1:51.67
Rachel Stewart	Jr. Women 1500m	2^nd, 4:28.92, Qualifies for Jr. Pan Am Games
John Glazier	Jr. Men Long Jump	3^rd place, 22 feet 11.25 inches
Victor Weirich	Sr. Men Pole Vault	7^th place, 17 feet 10.5 inches
Brie Simmons	Jr. Women Heptathlon	11^th place, 4709
Kelsey Brown	Sr. Women 800m	31^st place, 2:07.30
Jared Ward	Sr. Men 10,000m	13^th place, 29:40.92
Dennis Christensen	Jr. Men Shot Put	13^th place, 52 feet 2.75 inches